Wind-shield holder.



P. P. PFLEGHAR.

WIND SHIELD HOLDER.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII EB.13, 1911.

l 1,026,365. Patented Maf 14, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK I. PFLEGHAR, F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE ENGLISH 6cMERSICK C0., 0F NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

WIND-SHIELD HOLDER.

Patented May 14, 1912.

y To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK P. PrLEGHAR, acitizen of the United States, residing at New Haven, inthe county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Imrovement in Wind- Shield Holders; and do hereby declare the following,when taken in connection with the accompanyin drawings and the lettersof reference mar ed thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, and which said 4drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent, in

Figure 1 a side view of my improved holder shown as applied to a vehiclebody,

, with the wind shield or sash in the closed position. Fie. 2 asectional view showing the sash or shield raised and locked. Fig.

3 a rear view of the latch mechanism, detached.

This invention relates to an improvement in wind-shield holder or catchfor supporting a wind-shield when in a raised posit-ion. In limousine orclosed carriages the windshield is'hinged at the top and swings upward.y

The object of this invention is to provide simple means for holding awind shield or sash in a raised position, and the invention consists inthe construction hereinafter described and particularly recited in theclailrlns. I 1

' carrying out In invention emp o a housing 2 which is adapted to besecuredyt'o the under face of the to 3 of a vehicle. Pivotally mountedin the ousing is a hook 4, and within the housing is a flat spring 5which bears against the an lar base 6 of the hook. The body of the ookis formed with a slot 7 in which is a spiral spring 8 and through whicha stud 9 of a latch 10 Erojects, and on the rear of the hook is anger-piece 11 secured to the stud 9 and providing means for lifting thelatch 10. The lower edge 12 of the wind shield or sash 13 which is alsohinged to the top, is

rovided with a strike plate 14 having a oltreceiving o ening 15 in theunder face, and with a locking-notch 16 in the flan e 17 which extendsonto the inner face o the sash. Preferably a locking device will bearranged at each side of the vehicle to engage with opposite sides ofthe wind-shield or sash, and preferably also the top will be providedwit a stop 18, and the sash rails with beveled openings 19 to limit theupward movement of the sash and assist 1n holding it against lateralmovement. When the sash is raised the strike plate 14 will come incontact with the nose 20 of the hook 60 and force it slightly rearwardand so that the edge of the strike plate will engage with the lower endof ,the latch 10 and lift the latch to such an extent that the nose 20may pass into the opening 15. As the nose of the hook enters the opening15 the lower end 'of the latch will enter the notch 16 and so that thestrike late is held within the hook' by the latch. t this time the plug18 has a bearing in the openin 19 and these bear- 70 in s ma be bushedwit rubber if desired.

o re ease the wind shield or sash it is only necessar to press upward onthe late 11 which wil lift the latch 10 out o the notch 16 and permitthe hook to be moved 75 rearward so as to disengage the nose 2O of thehook from the strike plate. In raising thesash to its locked positionthe operation of the latchy and hook is automatic. When not in use thehook may be turned upward against the inner face of the top, the spring5 holding the hook in either the retired or operating position, and alsoserves to bring the hook into locking engagement when the sash is pushedupward.

I claim 1. The combination with a housing, of a s ring-actuated hookmounted therein, the ody of the hook formed with a slot, a spring 1nsaid slot, and a latch having a 90 projection extending through saidslot and bearing on said spring.

2. The combination with a housing, of a hook mounted therein, a springin said housing and acting on the inner end of said hook, the body ofthe hook formed with a slot, a spring within said slot, a latch havingal projection -extending through said slot, a finger-piece secured tosaid projection, combined with a strike-plate adapted to be engaged bysaid hook and latch.

3. The combination with a housing, of a hook pivotally mounted therein,a spring in said housing and bearin on the inner end of said hook, saidhook gfgormed at its outer end with a nose and its body formed with a mv v 1,026,365

slot, 'a spring within said slot, a latch slidl In testimony whereof, Ihave signed this ing on said body and formed Wlt-h'a stud specification1n the presence of two subextending through said slot beneath saidscribing Witnesses.

spring, a finger-piece secured toAsaid studi,` FRANK P. PFLEGHAR. and astrike plate formed with an opening Witnesses: to receive the nose ofthe hook, and with a ELIZABETH N. DORFMAN noteh to receive the end ofsaid latch. l F. J. LINSLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

e Washington, I). C.

